13 people still missing after rescue of 163 kidnap victims in Kwara community

Thirteen residents of the 176 persons abducted during the February 3, 2026 onslaught by equipped bandits connected Woro and Nuku communities successful Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State stay missing, contempt the merchandise of astir of the captives aft astir six months successful captivity.

The National Chairman of Kaiama Department Association, KDA, Yakubu Salihu, disclosed this connected Thursday, saying lone 163 of the 176 women and children abducted during the onslaught regained their state on Wednesday, leaving 13 others inactive unaccounted for.

“One 100 and seventy-six radical were taken away, but lone 163 were released. That leaves 13 radical inactive missing. Where are the others?” Salihu asked.

Woro assemblage came nether onslaught connected February 3 erstwhile equipped kidnappers reportedly killed implicit 100 radical and abducted 176 residents, mostly women and children.

Salihu disclosed that immoderate of the women gave commencement portion successful captivity, describing the improvement arsenic a achy reminder of the traumatic ordeal the victims endured implicit the past six months.

He said the freed victims are presently successful Niger State and are expected to instrumentality to Kwara connected oregon before Saturday, wherever they volition person aesculapian attraction and beryllium supported done rehabilitation and resettlement programmes.

The KDA president renewed his...